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"The 5 Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity", According To Cipolla

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Law #1: Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

Law #2: The probability that a certain person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

Law #3: A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or a group of persons while self deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.

Law #4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals.

Law #5: A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.


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